As getting a visa secured to visit requires booking a tour, you’ll surely be on a tour of the island.
You will get around the island by 4WD mostly, and dhow boat when visiting Shua’ab Beach. There are several hikes and camel trekking that can be done on the island as well.
Please note that there are no car rentals on the island and no formal public transport aside from the occasional buses. Between Hadiboh and the communities along the northwest coast and Hadiboh to the communities along the northeast coast to Qalansiya. there is smaller minibusses between smaller towns and villages on Socotra, but there is no any formal timetables.